The Sears Tower

freshnesschronic · 03-16-2009, 11:18 PM

They have proposed to change the name to the Willis Tower.
http://www.itsthesearstower.com/
Supposedly Willis insurance pays 15 dollars per square foot and whoever owns more of the building gets to name it.

DON'T FUCKING CHANGE THE NAME OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING IN OUR CITY!

CHICAGO STAND UP!

Bullitt · 03-16-2009, 11:33 PM

Um Sears hasn't owned the building for over a decade.. why the strong attachment to keeping it named after a company who has no more interest in it?

freshnesschronic · 03-17-2009, 12:00 AM

Um hellllllo HISTORY.

Did we like it when Comiskey became US Cellular?
Did we like it when Chicago Stadium became United Center?

Does any city like a historic landmark get a name change?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-17-2009, 12:04 AM

Not only change the name, they're talking about changing the color from black(dark really) to silver.

Bullitt · 03-17-2009, 12:37 AM

Did I like it went the Gund Arena became the Q?
Did I like it when the Jake became Progressive Field?

It's a commercial office building, not the Lincoln freakin Memorial.

freshnesschronic · 03-17-2009, 12:50 AM

Hey it's part of Chicago's history.

It's the tallest building in the continental Americas. I will proudly recognize it as the Sears Tower. You can't downplay it for me.

It defines the Chicago skyline, arguably the best skyline in the world.

wolf · 03-17-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Not only change the name, they're talking about changing the color from black(dark really) to silver.

Are they changing the color so it blends in better with the sky and is less likely to get hit by a plane load of terrorists?

It is the Sears Tower, darn it, and so it should remain.

Kind of like how New Yorkers feel about 6th Avenue.

lumberjim · 03-17-2009, 08:39 AM

yeah

Bullitt · 03-17-2009, 08:44 AM

Well you know when you own something I think you can name it whatever you want. Fluffy the puppy or Christine the murderous car. But hey that's just me. That said, I still use the old names Gund and the Jake on a regular basis.

dar512 · 03-17-2009, 08:49 AM

They can call it whatever the heck they feel like. I will be calling it the Sears Tower.

classicman · 03-17-2009, 08:57 AM

I'm with Dar!

glatt · 03-17-2009, 09:20 AM

Yeah, that works to a point, but what if you are talking to someone a few years down the road, and they don't know what you are talking about because they only know it by the new name?

dar512 · 03-17-2009, 09:22 AM

I'll be old or dead by then. Nobody's going to listen to me anyway.

lookout123 · 03-17-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Yeah, that works to a point, but what if you are talking to someone a few years down the road, and they don't know what you are talking about because they only know it by the new name?

I don't think it really matters because the people will call it whatever they want anyway. In Phoenix we have Bank One ballpark (the BOB), even though it officially became Chase Field a couple years ago.

We still have Squaw Peak and Squaw Peak Parkway even though our former govenor (current head of homeland security) ramrodded a name change through more than five years ago.

Even on a smaller scale we call a particular soccer facility "wallball" even though that name changed about 20 years ago.

LabRat · 03-17-2009, 10:08 AM

I heard this story yesterday morning. It made me a little sad. I remember my grandparents taking me up to the top (well, as far as the public could go anyway) on one of my summer visits with them. Now I'm going to have to take my daughter to visit the Willis tower? Blech.

I hate it when they change the names of stuff. It's a PIA for locals trying to give directions to people. "Crap, not the Five Seasons Center, I mean the U.S. Cellular Center. "

03-16-2009, 11:18 PM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	The Sears Tower They have proposed to change the name to the Willis Tower. http://www.itsthesearstower.com/ Supposedly Willis insurance pays 15 dollars per square foot and whoever owns more of the building gets to name it. DON'T FUCKING CHANGE THE NAME OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING IN OUR CITY! CHICAGO STAND UP!

03-16-2009, 11:33 PM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Um Sears hasn't owned the building for over a decade.. why the strong attachment to keeping it named after a company who has no more interest in it? __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-17-2009, 12:04 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not only change the name, they're talking about changing the color from black(dark really) to silver. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-17-2009, 12:37 AM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Did I like it went the Gund Arena became the Q? Did I like it when the Jake became Progressive Field? It's a commercial office building, not the Lincoln freakin Memorial. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-17-2009, 08:39 AM	#8
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03-17-2009, 12:00 AM	#3
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Um hellllllo HISTORY. Did we like it when Comiskey became US Cellular? Did we like it when Chicago Stadium became United Center? Does any city like a historic landmark get a name change?

03-17-2009, 12:50 AM	#6
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Hey it's part of Chicago's history. It's the tallest building in the continental Americas. I will proudly recognize it as the Sears Tower. You can't downplay it for me. It defines the Chicago skyline, arguably the best skyline in the world.

03-17-2009, 08:44 AM	#9
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Well you know when you own something I think you can name it whatever you want. Fluffy the puppy or Christine the murderous car. But hey that's just me. That said, I still use the old names Gund and the Jake on a regular basis. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-17-2009, 08:49 AM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	They can call it whatever the heck they feel like. I will be calling it the Sears Tower. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-17-2009, 08:57 AM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm with Dar! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-17-2009, 09:20 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, that works to a point, but what if you are talking to someone a few years down the road, and they don't know what you are talking about because they only know it by the new name?

03-17-2009, 09:22 AM	#13
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I'll be old or dead by then. Nobody's going to listen to me anyway. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-17-2009, 10:08 AM	#15
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I heard this story yesterday morning. It made me a little sad. I remember my grandparents taking me up to the top (well, as far as the public could go anyway) on one of my summer visits with them. Now I'm going to have to take my daughter to visit the Willis tower? Blech. I hate it when they change the names of stuff. It's a PIA for locals trying to give directions to people. "Crap, not the Five Seasons Center, I mean the U.S. Cellular Center. " __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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